Carleton College
2023-24
The 2023-24 Common Data Set for Carleton College — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. This archive discovered the file on Apr 19, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
SCORECARD
$75,525
10 yrs after enrollment
SCORECARD
90%
6-year completion
SCORECARD
$25,407
sticker minus grants
SCORECARD
$16,750
federal loans only
FSA
4%
as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate
Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.
The numbers, as published
150numbers from this report.
General Information
5 TABLESFirst Name:Matt
Last Name:Gregory
Title:Assistant Director of Institutional Research & Assessment
Office:Office of Institutional Research & Assessment
Address Line 1:One North College Street
Zipcode55,057
Country:United States
Phone:(507) 222-5310
Email Address:mgregory@carleton.edu
City:Northfield
StateMinnesota
Street Address Line 1:One North College Street
CityNorthfield
StateMinnesota
Zip55,057
Country:United States
Main Phone Number:(507) 222-4000
WWW Home Page Address:https://www.carleton.edu/
Admissions Phone Number:(507) 222-4190
Admissions Email Address:admissions@carleton.edu
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.carleton.edu/iec/
Enrollment And Persistence
3 TABLESB1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
| Measure | Males | Females | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking | 261.0 | 277.0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Full-time other first-year degree-seeking | 6.0 | 7.0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Full-time all other degree-seeking | 732.0 | 736.0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Full-time total degree-seeking | 999.0 | 1020.0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Full-time other credit-course undergraduates | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Full-time total undergraduates | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Part-time other first-year degree-seeking | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Part-time all other degree-seeking | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Part-time total degree-seeking | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Part-time other credit-course undergraduates | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Part-time total undergraduates | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Total undergraduates | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
| Measure | Pell Grant | Subsidized Stafford, no Pell | Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial cohort | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Did not persist | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Final cohort | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Completed in less than four years | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Completed in less than five years | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Completed in less than six years | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Total completers | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 2023 |
| Six-year graduation rate | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
B22 first-year retention
First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Entering cohort | Not reported |
| Still enrolled next fall | Not reported |
| Retention rate | 96% |
First-Time, First-Year Admission
4 TABLESC1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
| Measure | Males | Females | Unknown sex | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 6,464 |
| Admitted | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 1,440 |
| Enrolled | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Enrolled full-time | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Enrolled part-time | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
In-state first-time, first-year who applied820
In-state first-time, first-year who were admitted257
Out-of-state first-time, first-year who applied2,907
Out-of-state first-time, first-year who were admitted1,042
Nonresident first-time, first-year who applied2,737
Nonresident first-time, first-year who were admitted141
Total academic units4
Mathematics3
Science3
Foreign language3
Social studies3
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
| Measure | Percent | Number |
|---|---|---|
| SAT | 32 | 173 |
| ACT | 28 | 152 |
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
| Measure | 25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT composite | 1440 | 1490 | 1530 |
| SAT evidence-based reading and writing | 700 | 740 | 760 |
| SAT math | 710 | 760 | 790 |
| ACT composite | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| ACT math | 29 | 31 | 34 |
| ACT English | 33 | 35 | 35 |
| ACT Writing | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| ACT Science | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| ACT Reading | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80077
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69920
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5992
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4991
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80083
SAT Math: 600-69914
SAT Math: 500-5992
SAT Math: 400-4991
SAT Math: 300-3991
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class64.9
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class90.6
Percent in top half of high school graduating class100
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:31.8
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:0
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day15
Transfer Admission
3 TABLESD2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
| Measure | Males | Females | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | 135 | 102 | Not reported | 237 |
| Admitted | 13 | 13 | Not reported | 26 |
| Enrolled | 6 | 7 | Not reported | 13 |
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:##
Fall Closing Date: Month3
Fall Notification Date: Month5
Fall Closing Date:Day31
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Annual Expenses
1 TABLEPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.carleton.edu/admissions/apply/afford/aid-estimators/npc/
Financial Aid
3 TABLESInstitutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$0
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$5,637,306
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
1 TABLEFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio8
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
2 TABLESJ degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
| Measure | Certificate/diploma | Associate | Bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.0% | Not reported | 1% |
| Natural resources and conservation | 2.9% | Not reported | 3% |
| Architecture | 0.0% | Not reported | 4% |
| Area, ethnic, and gender studies | 5.0% | Not reported | 5% |
| Communication/journalism | 0.0% | Not reported | 9% |
| Communication technologies | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Computer and information sciences | Not reported | Not reported | 14.4% |
| Personal and culinary services | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Education | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Engineering | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Engineering technologies | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | Not reported | Not reported | 2.9% |
| Family and consumer sciences | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Law/legal studies | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| English | Not reported | Not reported | 4.1% |
| Liberal arts/general studies | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Library science | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Biological/life sciences | Not reported | Not reported | 11.7% |
| Mathematics and statistics | Not reported | Not reported | 10.8% |
| Military science and military technologies | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Interdisciplinary studies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Parks and recreation | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Philosophy and religious studies | Not reported | Not reported | 2.2% |
| Theology and religious vocations | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Physical sciences | Not reported | Not reported | 11.0% |
| Science technologies | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Psychology | Not reported | Not reported | 5.2% |
| Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Public administration and social services | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Social sciences | Not reported | Not reported | 18.0% |
| Construction trades | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Mechanic and repair technologies | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Precision production | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Transportation and materials moving | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Visual and performing arts | Not reported | Not reported | 8.1% |
| Health professions and related programs | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| Business/marketing | Not reported | Not reported | 0.0% |
| History | Not reported | Not reported | 2.7% |
| Other | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Total | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
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